Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Montecito, CA

May Our Lady of Mount Carmel be with you always. May she be the star that guides you and never disappears from your horizon. May she lead you now, throughout your life, and at its completion to a safe haven.

Pope John Paul II

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Mass Schedule

Weekday
7:45 am

Saturday
7:45 am
4:30 pm

Sunday
Vigil 4:30pm (Sat)
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 noon

Holy Day
Vigil 5:30 pm
7:45 am
10:00 am
5:30 pm

Gathering Spirit Mass
1st and 3rd Sunday of the Month
5:00 pm

Question of the Week
25 July 2010
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

"You were buried with him in baptism,
in which you were also raised with him
through faith in the power of God,
who raised him from the dead."
- Colossians 2:12

D aily Readings

Sunday Scripture Readings and Gospel:
Luke 11:1-13

Reflection: In Luke's Gospel, the disciples want to be taught by Jesus how to pray. Jesus gives the model for prayer: praise God, put our petitions before Him and ask for forgiveness. He is always there to hear our needs and desires. "Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened." It is our willingness and persistence in our prayer life/faith to surrender our needs to God. He is our Father who is always faithful to his children.

Reflective Question: What are my deepest needs? What keeps me from bringing these needs to God and asking God for help in meeting these needs?

Faith Response: I will take time each day to improve the frequency and quality of my prayer.

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SCRIPTURE BY HEART

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the Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI

Another new Vatican website:
www.pope2you.net

Mark your Calendars

Friday, July 16 - 7:45 am

Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Church. Mass will be offered for all parishioners. A Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel can be found in the bulletin.

Recurring every Friday

T.G.I.F Prayer Group - 7pm to 8pm

Parish Hall. A prayer group for the whole family. Everyone welcome.
For more info call Rafael & Jessie Victoria @ 962-3465.

Recurring every First Friday of the month

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - 7:45am

Church. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will begin after the 7:45am Mass and conclude with Benediction at 12noon. Please come by and pray for vocations and peace.

Recurring every First Friday of the month

Transition House

Parish Hall Kitchen. In keeping with our First Friday tradition, we will be responsible for the evening meal at Transition House. Transition House is a community sponsored temporary home for families with children.
Help is needed - if you can help for this one evening, please call Rina & Alvin Bentajado at 687-8737. Monetary donations may be sent c/o Mt Carmel Parish.